eave

[ eev ]

/ iv /

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noun

Usually eaves . the overhanging lower edge of a roof.

Often eaves . the overhanging edge of anything, as a hat.

Origin of eave

before 1000; Middle English eves,Old English efes; cognate with Old High German obisa,Gothic ubizwa hall; cf. above, over

OTHER WORDS FROM eave

eaved, adjectiveun·eaved, adjective

Words nearby eave

eau de nil, eau de toilette, eau de vie, eau de vie de marc, eau minérale, eave, eaves, eavesdrop, eave spout, eavestrough, eave trough

Example sentences from the Web for eave

The light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
Why should he trouble to climb up the bank and bring down the eave of the cave?
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
Built of brownstone, without a window, and with no other ornament than a frieze in relief below the eave, it suggested a tomb.
The High Heart|Basil King
Mark's is above—look, under where the eave hangs out, away to the left.
The Dark Flower|John Galsworthy

The shadow of the eave of a roof can be obtained in the same way.
The Theory and Practice of Perspective|George Adolphus Storey